Everlast

Some people looked at the lineup for this yearâ€™s edition of Live 105â€™s BFD concert and yawned.

Those folks, apparently scanning for a major headliner like the Beastie Boys, the Foo Fighters or the Cure (all of which have performed at past BFDs), clearly missed the point. This time around, the name on the bill that mattered most was Alexander Hamilton, this first secretary of the U.S. Treasury whose portrait is on the $10 bill.

For a ticket price of $10.53, a sum chosen to correspond with the radio stationâ€™s spot on the dial (105.3 FM), a fan got to see Cypress Hill, Flogging Molly and more than 30 other acts on Saturday (June 7) at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. Thatâ€™s a sizable drop from last year, when ducats ran $36 a pop, and it thoroughly compensated for the lack of an A-list headliner.

Some of the acts on Saturdayâ€™s bill delivered fine sets, but the fine ticket was the true star of the show. The strategy definitely worked as approximately 20,000 fans turned out to this sold-out concert.Continue Reading →

(BFD has been announced. I’m not that hot on the lineup. But you can’t beat the ticket price! Here’s the press release:)

THE SUMMERSâ€™ BIGGEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC BASH

IS ANNOUNCED:

LIVE 105â€™S BFD 2008

ALL TICKETS $10.53

Tickets on sale Sunday, April 20

San Francisco , April 14, 2008 â€“ Live 105 listeners and alternative rock lovers get ready as tickets for BFD 2008 go on sale April 20 for the summersâ€™ biggest music extravaganza. Performing on 3 stages – connecting the Live 105 music communities – over 30 acts will perform on Saturday June 7 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View . Doors open at 11:30 and show time is Noon. Tickets are an incredible recession proof $10.53 (plus applicable charges).

And as usual Aaron Axelsen and crew have assembled the best of the local scene on the Soundcheck Local Music Stage from 1p.m. â€“ 6 p.m. with appearances by The Phenomenauts, Love Like Fire, Here Here, Magic Bullets, Apside, The Hundred Days, Federalists and Action Design.

Pre-Sale for Live 105 activists is Thursday April 17 at 10 a.m. through Friday April 18 at 5 p.m. General on-sale is Sunday April 20 at 10 a.m. at www.LIVENATION.com. Additionally, Friday June 6 the traditional Live 105 BFD pre-party will be held at 330 Ritch and Mezzanine will host the after party. Both these events are 21 and older.